Administrator Guide

The following details the possible speed and auto-negotiation combinations for a line between two
10/100/1000 Base-T Ethernet interfaces.
Port 0
● auto-negotiation enabled* speed 1000 or auto
● auto-negotiation enabled speed 100
● auto-negotiation disabled speed 100
● auto-negotiation disabled speed 100
● auto-negotiation enabled* speed 1000 or auto
Port 1
● auto-negotiation enabled* speed 1000 or auto
● auto-negotiation enabled speed 100
● auto-negotiation disabled speed 100
● auto-negotiation enabled speed 100
● auto-negotiation disabled speed 100
Link Status Between Port 1 and Port 2
● Up at 1000 Mb/s
● Up at 100 Mb/s
● Up at 100 Mb/s
● Down
● Down
* You cannot disable auto-negotiation when the speed is set to 1000 or auto.
Related
Commands
speed (for 1000/10000 interfaces) — sets the link speed to 1000, 10000, or auto-negotiate the speed.
remote-fault-signaling rx
Brings the interface up or down when a Remote Fault Indication (RFI) error is detected.
Syntax
remote-fault-signaling rx {on | off}
Parameters
on Brings the interface up when an RFI error is detected.
off Brings the interface down when an RFI error is detected.
Defaults ON.
Command Modes INTERFACE CONFIGURATION
Command
History
Version 9.7(0.0) Introduced on the M I/O Aggregator.
Usage
Information
By default, the M I/O Aggregator processes RFI errors transmitted by remote peers and brings down the
interface when an RFI error is detected.
Example
Dell(conf-if-te-1/3)#remote-fault-signaling rx ?
on Enable
off Disable
show config (INTERFACE mode)
Displays the interface configuration.
Syntax
show config
Command Modes INTERFACE
180 Interfaces